Do you have the optional indicators on your BMW? ;)
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Ford to bin the Fiesta off
- Thread starter bluethrunthru
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Johnny Mars Bar
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Do you have the optional indicators on your BMW? ;)
The dealer tried to sell me those but I went for the extra loud horn instead.
Eccles Blue
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I’ve driven Fiestas for the last 30 years with one short ‘break’ of 2 months with a VW Golf which spent more time with the mechanic than on the road! The Fiesta I drive now is quite a few years old and *fingers crossed & touch wood* has barely given me any problems.
Where will I go now when I come to replace it??? :-(
Where will I go now when I come to replace it??? :-(
They know their clientele very well!The dealer tried to sell me those but I went for the extra loud horn instead.
Eccles Blue
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Just as an aside and slightly off topic (sorry Mods) when you drive a petrol/diesel car a long distance you just pull into a garage/service station and fill up in minutes. Driving an electric one how long does it take to recharge at same places? Surely not minutes?
Just a random thought from an oldie who loves her petrol Fiesta. :-)
Just a random thought from an oldie who loves her petrol Fiesta. :-)
Kompany Car
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Depends if you can find a Rapid Charger local to you and are willing to pay the premium. With a 150kW charger for a small EV it would take about 18 mins.Just as an aside and slightly off topic (sorry Mods) when you drive a petrol/diesel car a long distance you just pull into a garage/service station and fill up in minutes. Driving an electric one how long does it take to recharge at same places? Surely not minutes?
Just a random thought from an oldie who loves her petrol Fiesta. :-)
If you get a charger installed at home about 8 hrs.
It's sad that people think of cars as something other than a piece of metal with 4 wheels, whose purpose is to transport you from a to b.It’s sad that these days most people think of a car the same way they think of a dishwasher.
It’s why utter pieces of junk like the Quashquai are so popular.
Depresses the hell out of me.
You'll be giving your car a name next :-)
The battery technology in your mower is very different from that of an EV because your mower has a handful of battery cells whereas an EV has thousands.I think the issue no one is discussing is the longevity on batteries in EVs.
I had a Hyundai electric Lawnmower and within 3 years it took a day to mow our lawns.
With a petrol lawnmower it takes me 35 mins.
What happens to car values when the batteries are shite? Their useless and you’ve not just got the usual degeneration issue. It’ll cost £10k for a new battery.
Tesla's battery capacity barely drops below 95% in the first 5 years of ownership so with a 300+ mile range that's around 15 miles lost which is bugger all in the grand scheme of things.
My diesel meanwhile loses 25% of it's range on a cold day but I still pay £80+ to fill it up. I have a Tesla on order and the economics are just looking miles better. The diesel is £80+ to fill up, servicing is £300+ per year and the tax is £500 per year... The Tesla has none of these costs.... Even with energy prices, it's only £7 to get 250 miles on an off-peak tariff.
stonerblue
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My first car shag was in a beige Fiesta.
stonerblue
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worth repeating.No. You're thinking of the Milf and the slightly older model, the Gilf.